Easter Sermon 2025

We look at Zechariah's prophecy that was fulfilled by Jesus as he came into Jerusalem and how the second time he sets foot on the Mount of Olives will be different.

We look at Paul's expression of "fatherly" concern and look at it as the expression of God's fatherly love towards us.

Paul borrows from the methodology of the Judaizers to illustrate the weakness and result of the rudimentary application of the law.

Paul makes a last doctrinal appeal to the Churches of Galatia using adoption as the example of salvation by faith. We find that he also uses this principle to lay a foundation of understanding for fellowship.

We take some time to clarify that the Law is not a bad thing in its proper context and within the bounds for which God has given it.

Paul begins to pull the threads of his arguments against the false teachers in the churches of Galatia.

Paul continues to address the churches of Galatia as we add to the witness of their conversion and the Holy Spirit the witness of the Word of God.

Paul addresses his concern that the churches of Galatia have been bewitched into believing and living a false gospel. He remind them of the witness of their own salvation confirmed by the indwelling Spirit, the earnest of our salvation.

Paul defends the idea of justification not being dependent on works in his rebuke of Peter. We also balance the idea of living our faith and not falling prey to false gospels.